Example sentences of "i [modal v] n't [vb infin] [art] time " in BNC.
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1 | On a more personal level , Riley has said : ‘ The game is the same but the stakes are higher for women – – You need time to reflect , you are alone essentially , and I knew that I could n't give the time and thought to bringing up children or caring for another person on an intimate level . |
2 | I could n't afford the time . |
3 | ‘ I could n't afford the time , even if I had the money , ’ says Robyn . |
4 | Mr Foggerty was agreeably surprised , but when Nutty reminded him of the standard required , he relapsed into grim gloom and stood on the side of the bath in his white T-shirt and jeans looking at his watch and saying , ‘ I ca n't spare the time to do this three nights a week for the next year , which is what is required . |
5 | I wo n't do defended cases because I ca n't spare the time , not because I do n't feel competent . |
6 | I 'm 33 now and I ca n't imagine a time when I would ever consider using it . |
7 | And I ca n't remember a time when he said , ‘ Do n't play that ; play this . ’ |
8 | Looking back , I ca n't remember a time when I did n't love you . |
9 | ‘ It 's what I 've wanted to do for a long time , so long that I ca n't remember a time when the name Tony Radcliffe did n't send me into a violent rage ! ’ |
10 | you know trouble is it 's , it 's either May weekend or it 's I ca n't get the time off |
11 | ‘ But I wo n't have the time or the opportunity again . ’ |